The Mediterranean Olive Oil Cities Network RECOMED was created in 2011 in Imperia (Italy) during the 1st Mediterranean Food Forum.
The founding members are Italy, Greece, Spain, Morocco, Tunisia, Montenegro, Slovenia and Turkey.

Today, the member countries of the Network and the entities representing them are:

GREECE, Cultural Foundation “Routes of the Olive Tree”
ITALY, Italian Olive Oil Cities Association “Citta dell’Olio”
MAROCCO, Agro-pôle Olivier, Ecole Nationale Agriculture de Meknes
MONTENEGRO, Municipality of Tivat, Maslinarsko društvo Boka
SLOVENIA, Municipality of Koper
SPAIN, Olive Oil Cities Association AEMO
TUNISIA, National Institute of Agricultural Research IRESA/ Olive Oil Institutes
TURKEY, Didim Agricultural Chamber
CROATIA, Croatian Olive Oil Cities Association

The aim of the RECOMED Network is to contribute to the strengthening of the economic and cultural activity in olive-growing regions, through the reinforcement of their Mediterranean identity and knowledge of olive products and gastronomy. The aim is also to promote the cultural and scientific aspects of olive cultivation and cultural tourism of olives & olive oil.

To achieve its objectives, it encourages partnerships, the creation of documentation centres, thematic museums and events linked to the world of olive cultivation and Mediterranean cuisine, the organisation of seminars and research on olive oil quality, the Mediterranean diet, olive landscapes, etc.

The preservation and promotion of the flavours and aromas of the gastronomic tradition of the Mediterranean countries and the organisation of events focusing on the olive tree, which offer the public the opportunity to discover the olive tree in all its dimensions and to raise awareness for the protection of the natural and cultural landscapes of the olive tree, which can be found throughout the Mediterranean, is also one of the objectives of the RECOMED Network.